A motorcyclist is seriously ill in hospital after a crash on the A72 near Peebles.
The accident happened yesterday at around 1pm between Peebles and Blyth Bridge.
The 52 year old biker was airlifted to hospital in Edinburgh where he's in a critical condition.
No other vehicle is thought to be involved.
Scottish Borders police are appealing for witnesses to the accident.
A motorcyclist has died on the A591 in Cumbria. The man was on the A591 travelling from Ambleside when his bike hit a stone road sign near Thirlmere Reservoir just before 11pm last night. The 54 year old from Maryport died at the scene.
The family of a man who died after he was killed when the motorbike he was riding was involved in an accident have paid tribute to him. They have said he was a man who 'brought so much joy and laughter.'
Keith Thomas Graham, 45, of East End, Kirkbampton, Carlisle was riding his black Aprilia Tuono motorcycle on the C class road between Burgh-by-Sands and Boustead Hill on Tuesday 22 May when, at around 7.10pm, he was involved in a collision with livestock.
Mr Graham suffered very serious injuries and sadly passed away in the Cumberland Infirmary Carlisle yesterday, Monday 28 May 2012.His family said:
“Keith was loved, respected and admired by all who knew him.
"Never will there be a man who is more sorely missed, not just by the family but by an entire community of people
“It is with great sadness that we have to say goodbye to a man who brought so much joy and laughter to everyone who had the privilege of knowing him."
Police are supporting Mr Graham’s family and are continuing to investigate the circumstances surrounding the collision